Chingle and roof made therewith



5H2 53 9 m5, sszms J. A. TGPPENG 531mm; AND ROOF MADE THEBEWITH Filed Jan 1925 I l l ,1 1 (I 1 7 I I I I'III'I'I'."

r 5 I I [yr r11 1% If! 11m w is? s gn This invention relates shingles an roofs mods therewith. ilies of; the ohjeels is to im osove the it?" newness of roofs;

Another object is ni'osision oiion inn g roved moons inherent in the shingle strum tore, to fasten and holdthe intermediate portion of-the butt oar exposed-end oi the shingle in place when laid upon the deck of s roof. v

fnrthes' ohject is'to provide s flexible shingle which will bend downwardly inn strsight linenesi its lower Bdfifibetween its fastening means by the opp icetion of the fastening inemloers'oitongues in :"Qfih tion with respect to adjacent shingles o the course below, thereby to give the appearance of an unusually thick shingle bridging the gap between adjacent shingles of said lower course.

A still "further object is to provide a substantielly rectangular shingle having two obli ue slits in one cdgeto provide tongues,

whic serve as fastening means n COOPEHH" tion with adjacent underlying shingles, and 2. pain of similar fastening means on another edge of said'shingle, the "pairs of slits end fastening tongues provided thereby on the respective edges, being difl'ei'ent distances.

apart in accommodation for gaps of varying widths between shingles of an underlying course.

Another object is to provide fastening tongues out from the lower butt edge of the shingle to hold the butt ofthe shingle down when the shingle is laid.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will become apparent to persons skilled in the art, from s. considerationol' the 40 following description when considered in connection. with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein:

Figure 1 shows a plurality of the improved shingles laid upon a deckto form n roof with wide gaps between adjacent shin- Y gles of s coi rse.

Figure 2 is a similar View showing the shingle reversed for courses in which the shingles ni'e placeol closer together.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 oi Figure l.

l igni'e 1 is e section on of Figure 1.

in til. the views. the same fet'rence cherscters ere implied to ndicate smile-s ports.

5 min embodies tie see n greater distance apex-rt. The object lion, is snizstantieil I have four equal sides 1 stantielly perfect squeal-"e or it allelogrnin, desired The o posits ends of t gle girovi sliiis 6 and a, 7' are 'sepaieled l lfiillifily short from-each other.

ill l; disisnce '21, 2 separated tee pusgose of forming tongues parts 8 that he made to extend from the lower. ins. 9 of the exposed portion oi the, s'hin e. The intervening portion 10 of between the longues 8 of the shingle coiwesponds in length with the gzip 11 which the space between the shingles l2 and of the course below. It will be sppai'ent 'thet. all of the slits 6, 6, T, 7 are inclined tewzurd the cen-* trnl zone area of the shingle. This is done so that the tongues 3 may point outwardly with respect to the axis of the shingle.

In laying the shingles, the course below containing the shingles 2 end 13 are sepiireted a distance apart, depending upon the slits is for in one or the other of. the shingle.

l V hen the roof is to be laid es shown in Figure 2, the end containing the slits 8, 6 is placed downwardly for coopemtion with the shingles in the course-below. The tongues 8 aie to he stuck under the edges of adjacent shingles in the manner shown, of the shingle then forming the butt OE. exposed end. The slits 7 mid'tongnes 8 wh n not in use are located in the upper edges of the shingle as shown in Figure When the shingle is in this position, the tongues will as perform no useful purpose.

In any event, a nail: 1% is to he oi iven into the corner 01 the exposed or lontt end. of the shingle; W hen the tongues c; ere stool: under the vertical edges 15 ct adjacent shingles in the course below, the ports 19 and 1O loetween the respective ton, see is bent downweirdly, as shown more clearly in Figure 3, endiwhen viewed from the ground it gives the shingle the appearance of uiiinsusl thick-- ness', and tl the roof is enhanced by its impioved 209m The tongues in the butt on i of sh only hold lei: eppesrsnce to as on or uide by meg he isie.

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It is not necessary for my invention to have the slits made in oppositeedges oi the shingle or any two edges, as they may be made in one edge only. It is a matter of con yenience, however, to make the slits in both edges because then the shingle will accommodate itself to the varintions of separation between the shingles of the suh-course in the manner described. It will be observed thst the part 10 which is bent downwardly when the tongues are tucked und r the edges of adjacent shingles makes contact with a second course below, and thus this part fully cloces the gap between adjacent shingles of the first con se below, so that rain or snow may not be driven between the shingles and the wind cannot enter to thereby blow the shingles from the roof.

While I have merely shown a single embodiment of my invention, for the purpose of clear disclosure, it is manifest, to persons sl-zilled in the art, that changes in the arrangement and configuration of pnrtsrnny be made within the spirit and scope of the zip pended claimsi Having described my invention, what I claim es new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A shingle having it pair or" oblique slits in one edge, both slits inclined toward the central area of'the shingle to provide fastenin tongues for the exposed end of the shingle when laid upon a deck.

2. A shingle having a pair of oblique slits in one edge, and another pair of slits in another edge, the members of said pairs of slits being difi'erent distances apart, and all said slits if'clined toward the central. area of the shingle to provide outstanding tongues.

course below, and the edge between said tongues bent downwardly on a straight line into contact "with e shingle of the second course below.

5. A roof composed of a plurality of like shingles, each shingle having two tongues, each tongue made by a single slit without removing part of the shingle extendin in opposite horizontal directions from its t tom horizontal edge with said tongues under vertical edges of the respective adjacent shingles of the course below to hold the centrill part of the butt edge down,

6. A roof composed of a plurality of shingles laid in courses, each shingle having two spaced slits in its bottom exposed edge to provide angular tongues and said tongues tucked under and beneath the bottom side edges of adjacent shingles'of a lower course, the parts between the tongues lying in the spacebetween adjacent shingles of the lower course. i

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

JoHN TOPPING. 

